Hey! I find that once you have a good base with almost everything you need, and you don't need more resources. Skygrid looses its point. I feel that if we add a pvp arena it would add a new reason to play. Also people that are end game could fight each other to see who the best Skygrid/pvp player is. I also believe that if we implement a pvp arena there should be a reward. It could be that it counts how many kills you have, and maybe even give you items like an iron ingot or something. I don't know but when i have asked in the chat i have seen several people say that there should be a pvp arena. If you ask YinMC he would probably also say that he has been asked a lot for a pvp arena. I also have created a pvp arena that we could use This is a picture of the entrance to the pvp arena, i know, its not great. But i make up for it later This is a picture of one of the archer/ sniper towers where players can use there bows and pvp. (it slightly resembles a lvl 6 archer tower from Clash of Clans :0) This is a somewhat birds eye view of what half of the arena looks like. This is one of the several parkour trees littered around the map. They allow players to parkour higher to get better leverage. In the side of the pyramid in the center of the arena are 2 doors that lead to a smaller room inside where there is a smaller pvp dip section. (you can also pvp around the edges of the pvp dip, there is no safe zone in the pyramid.) This is the pyramid that is in the center of the arena. On 2 sides are stairs that lead to the top where an enderchest is. on the opposite 2 sides are entrances to the secret room within the pyramid. This is a VERY high birds eye view of the arena. Its a perfect circle with a wood path around the edges for spectators. (I used world edit a little to get the circular shape, Link to mod page below.)
I think I've only been asked about a PvP arena once :P Now, just to jab at a few points. As of right now, I can agree that we can't do too much once we reach the pinnacle for resources, due to the sponge issue. Since sponges are broken, you can't really move into long-term builds without some damage inbound, so you can't play with what you got as much for long. Hopefully, that'll be resolved soon, considering this has been around since the beginning. For the suggestion to add a PvP arena itself, I suppose that resolves the reason stated above for a short period of time, which is what we could use. Hopefully, it isn't affected by the sponge bug, but I think that Cyp would learn a way to resolve it before adding it, as that's usually how he does things, from what I've seen. Only time will tell. The idea to add awards, might be a bit of a problem, considering that can easily be used to farm. There needs to be a way where we could add difficulty till the farmer falters, make it a rule, or scratch it altogether, unfortunately. Another potential issue, is /home, since it's instantaneous, and you could break free from a war, keeping your gear, which could lead to a cooldown for /home, which could ruin people falling; which is great, but could also bring commotion, or scratch the PvP arena itself. Finally, since Titans have /v, /fly, and /god, it makes the game impossible for people who haven't been able to spend $250 dollars, and an idea for farming, another thing that'd cause commotion if those perms were to be removed, so scratching a PvP arena might do better. There's some things to think about, hopefully we find another solution that suits everybody As for the building itself, very well set up, with the even circle edges, spectator floor, and entrance guards. However, it just feels like you placed random things, and copy pasted them everywhere. Another thing, is that the floor doesn't match the scene, perhaps sand would be a good alternative, but remember to add some other things to compliment the decor and scene. Lastly, it's pretty flat, making bow trajectory an easy task, perhaps add minor terraforming into the build. Other than that, the buildings do seem half decent, it's just that they don't work well for PvP and an artists eye. Overall, this would be a great idea, but there would have to be changes, and people don't seem to like changes, especially the ones I have in mind. Try and think about the idea a bit more, and there might be a way to get this all in order.
I think i know a way of fixing this problem. If you have joined a few prison servers then you many have found yourself that you are incapable to enter a new mine with the rank that you have. i think we could use this same thing exept with donor ranks. If we add a new rank called PvP it could help. Basicaly it gives you no permissions at all. so you can't do /fly /home /v ect. And in order to enter the pvp arena you have to be in that rank. So, kind of like the prison servers i was talking about above, if you have any other rank besides PvP you will not be allowed to enter the pvp arena. I think that will somewhat fix that problem. Of course donors and members will be allowed to switch back to there normal ranks when they are out of pvp. This could be a [Rank] sign on the wall outside of the arena. As for the reward system, it was just an idea, and i see that it could become a farming problem. I can develop a mod on the other hand that says if 1 player kills the same person with no armor more that 5 times it will automatically temp ban them for 10min or something. I don't know, it was just an idea. I can defiantly see, literally, your point about having no teraforming or anything like that. I can defiantly add that if you believe it will add to that experience. And yes i did use the copy-paste for the trees and the cannons because i really didn't want to spend another hour and a half building the same thing. Anyway thanks for your feedback/ input and i hope that @CypriotMerks , @Noobcrew , and you can fix the sponge problem. Thanks, ArcaneArcher PS. Yin… I think I personaly have asked you for a pvp arena more that 1 time and i guarantee other people have but i guess you must be going senile! :>:>:> (I don't mean that in a bad way, its a joke, but I'm sorry if you are. )
Alright, seems you put thought into those, and they actually seem like they'll work. I suppose I'll give my support for the idea, the building itself, not so much.
The build itself can always be updated/ changed but your support is the most important. I have added some ditches and mounds and even a lake to give more depth. Also some redstone/ blood spots. The map itself is still a work in progress. Thanks, ArcaneArcher
To get to the PvP arena: At spawn there could be a [Rank] sign or somthing. Once you have the rank [PvP] you will have access to the commands: /warp pvp This will take you to the spawn of the pvp arena (which i have improved but i can't show because every time i try to upload a picture it says that there was a problem.) /warp spawn this will take you back to spawn where you can go back to your normal rank.
